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Dell System E-Support Tool (DSET) Version 3.6 User's Guide

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Order Of Connection For Data Source

DSET uses the following data sources based on the namespace to collect hardware and storage information:
  1. Remote Provider (Linux or Windows)
  2. OpenManage Server Administrator Native (Linux or Windows)
  3. ESX with SMASH profile
  4. ESXi with Open Manage Server Administrator installed
  5. iDRAC7 (out-of-band)

The following table provides the data source supported for DSET on Windows and Linux-based system.

Table 1. Data Source and DSET on Windows and Linux-based systems
Data Source DSET on Windows-based System DSET on Linux-based System
Remote Provider (Windows) Yes No
iDRAC7 (out-of-band) Yes (only remote systems) Yes (only remote systems)
Remote Provider (Linux) Yes Yes
OpenManage Server Administrator Native (Windows) Yes No
OpenManage Server Administrator Native (Linux) Yes Yes (only local systems)
ESX with SMASH profile Yes Yes
ESXi with OpenManage Server Administrator installed Yes Yes (only remote systems)

The following table provides information on the data collection supported by DSET for the data source:

Table 2. Data Collection Supported by DSET Application and Data Source
Data Source Hardware Components Storage Components Operating System Logs
Remote Provider Full Full Full Full
iDRAC7 Limited Limited No No
OpenManage Server Administrator Full Full Full Full
ESX with SMASH profile Limited No Full Full
ESXi with OpenManage Server Administrator installed Full Full Limited Limited

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